The African Traditions Online Encyclopedia (Atoe) is the result of two important parts of Bappa’s life, as a chief of his village and career as a senior IT consultant. He told the Guardian’s David Smith "ICT is the only way to store traditions for the next generations. Between now and 2100 there will be 4 billion people in Africa; if we don't know our traditions, we won't be able to manage our economic development."

Do you agree? Does Africa need it’s own version or are existing platforms up to the job? If you were to use the Atoe what’s the one thing you’d preserve? How else should we be preserving African cultures? We’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.

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